ANEQ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cattle Feeding, Corn Belt, Gelding
16 Sep 2016
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Animal contribution to human needs: food, non-food products, work and power, recreation and creativity. Cash receipts for livestock products make up 44% of all ag commodities. World trade impacts pro tability of u. s. animal industries. Pro tability of livestock industries is in uenced by the prices paid to producers for animals and animal products. Changes in consumer preferences and demand, feed prices, and weather, among other factors dictate the need for more/fewer animals produced. The beef industry: cattle contribute food, ber, fuel and draft power, primary product in developing countries: draft power and milk, primary product in developed countries: meat. !2: made up of related segments that operate independently. !3: farmer feeders: capacity less than 1,000 heads of cattle. !4: commercial lamb producers: producer market weather and ewe lambs on pasture, commercial feedlot operators: lambs will go to the feedlot if they need additional weight prior to harvest.
